The Future of Money

“Hackers are the animals that can detect a storm coming or an earthquake. They just know, even though they don’t know why, and there are two big things hackers are excited about now and can’t articulate why – Bitcoin and 3D printing.” I think Bitcoin is poised to be a true game-changer for the business world, and the tech community in particular”.Paul Graham (YCombinator)

Bitcoin Vienna Expo 2015 ♦ March 2 -3, 2015

The future money?Hardly anyfinancialtopicthese days is discussed that much emotionally as the issue of digitalcurrencies.

Hayek Institute – Partner of Bitcoin Expo Vienna 2015

Manyrefer to cryptocurrency as the“next big thing” after inventing Internet Trading andminingdigitalcurrenciesis an enemy of state in several countries. Bitcoins were referred to asillegal, were thenbanned–and now goverments try to get control. The trend towards cryptocurrency seems to be irreversible. The political and financial establishment has to find arrangements with Bitcoin & Co.

A role model for this new development is NewYork. Wall Streetalreadylooks covetously at thefieldof cryptocurrency. TheFinancialMarkets Authorityin NewYorkis currently workingon a“BitLicense”, pioneeringandwidely discussedrules for the Bitcoinfinancialscene.

Theobjective of ourBitcoin Vienna Expo 2015 is to bring the audience closer tothe topic of cryptocurrencies and will do this in amix of theoryand practice. Best-of-breed speakers will give the theoretical background and startups will present the latest developments in terms of applications and services. We are very glad to have partners from both sides of the coin – Hayek Institute Austria for “money theory side” and Bitcoin Austria for the “cryptocurrency technology side”. Those partners along with others should guarantee a exceptional event.

With the involvementofinternational financialexperts, skeptics andproponents ofcryptocurrencies we work out potentialrisks andthat come along with cryptocurrencies.Legal expertswill highlight theproblems ofdevelopment of regulatory frameworksand address the legal challenges for startups, companies and individuals in dealing with cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin Expo Vienna 2105 will put the limelight on startups from Central and Eastern Europea, new business models based on cryptocurrencies will be presented.